The Exemplary Real Time Year weather files (RTYs), current Reference Meteorological Year files (RMYs) and Ersatz Future Meteorological Years (EFMYs) used for these monthly simulations are available for purchase to allow clients to simulate their own designs for energy budgeting and monitoring rather than rely on analogy with the performance of these archetypical buildings and systems.
BRISBANE
Weather Index (monthly means)
Brisbane had a cooler but more humid October than average. The wind speeds and solar irradiation received were also generally lower than average.
Energy Index (%)
The solar PV simulation output results were 14.6% lower than average. The cooling energy consumptions of all the commercial building archetypes were also lower than average.
CANBERRA
Weather Index (monthly means)
Canberra experienced cooler and less humid weather than average in October. The solar insolation was mostly comparable to the long term average.
Energy Index (%)
The solar PV simulation output showed a 0.4% increase compared to the average. Both the office building archetypes had slightly higher than average cooling consumption while supermarket had lower than average cooling requirements.
PERTH
Weather Index (monthly means)
Perth had a cooler but more humid October than average. Perth generally received lower than average solar irradiation and also lower than average wind speeds.
Energy Index (%)
The lower than average solar irradiation led to a 35% decrease in the solar PV simulation output. All the commercial archetypical buildings had lower than average cooling energy consumptions.
SYDNEY
Weather Index (monthly means)
Sydney had a warmer but less humid October than average while the solar irradiation received was higher than average.
Energy Index (%)
The higher solar irradiation received led to an 8.2% increase in the PV output simulation compared to the average. The cooling energy consumptions of the office building archetypes were slightly higher than average.